The Pacifier
In Khanh Ho’s poignant personal short story, a lost pacifier plunges into the ocean during a refugee journey, marking a moment of irreversible loss and adaptation.
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CUNY FORUM, Vol 12:1 Preview
This special edition of CUNY FORUM: Asian American / Asian Studies marks fifty years after the Fall of Saigon in 1975, and the subsequent globalized diaspora of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian peoples.
The Border Within: Vietnamese Migrants Transforming Ethnic Nationalism in Berlin
“The Border Within” paints a vivid portrait of these disparate Vietnamese migrants’ encounters with each other in the post-socialist city of Berlin. This book uncovers how 20th-century state formation and international migration—together, border crossings—generate enduring migrant classifications. In doing so, border crossings fracture shared ethnic, national, and religious identities in enduring ways.
Blurred Lines: The Pursuit of Superiority in the Vietnamese Diaspora
Focusing on microlevel social interactions in the homeland, this lecture explores the projection and achievement of superiority within the context of Vietnamese diasporic and transnational repertoires. As a country undergoing dramatic economic transformation for more than two decades, Vietnam is a site of contradictory new hierarchies with the increasing return of overseas migrants who encounter a growing new monied class. Prof. Hung Cam Thai examines the formation of these hierarchies in situations where individuals seek to establish themselves as “social betters” in determining criteria of worthiness.
Negotiating Narratives of War: Spaces of Learning Among Second Generation
This interactive session will introduce research exploring second generation, Vietnamese American perspectives of the Vietnam War. Examining these narratives provides an opportunity to engage with those stories, identify different spaces of learning of Vietnamese Americans, and provides tools to critically analyze who has the agency to construct and/or shift the national consciousness. By exploring narratives, … Read more
BMCC News | Off to Vietnam
Professor Cynthia Wiseman is awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lead ESOL teacher trainings through a university in Vietnam. Source: BMCC News | Off to Vietnam